Beginning
The way I tie into other humans
What is humanities?
"the land between 2 rivers"
What is mesopotamia?
writing done often done on walls or on pottery
What is hieroglyphs?
a fierce tribe that settled in the Valley of Mexico
Who were the aztecs?
where the Mayas made their home known at
What is Mesoamerica?
understanding each individual is different and excepting it
What is diversity?
the first Mesopotamian civilization
What are sumarians?
a cross-like symbol standing for life
What is an ankh?
a ball game the Aztecs played with a rubber ball and large stone hoops
What is ulama?
symbols representing words or sounds that the Mayas developed
What are gylphs?
unwritten rules that everyone knows
What are mores?
the belief in multiple gods
What is polytheistic?
The first to leave the body, your secret nam
Who is Ren?
a corn porridge
What is atole?
how the mayas believed they could communicate to their gods
What is human sacrifice?
choosing to believe that something is real
What are beliefs?
wedged shaped writing
What is cuneiform?
an oval with hieroglyphs written on it, typically representing the name of a monarch
What is a cartouche?
what the Aztecs called "corn pancakes" and had with many meals
What are tortillas?
the central food of the Mayas diet (another word for corn)
What is maize?
the appreciation for the arts
What is aesthetics?
mountain of the gods
What is Ziggurat at Ur?
the remains, last to leave
Who is sekhu?
a giant stone that helps them keep track of important festival days
What is the Aztec calendar stone?
a pyramid with multiple layers
What is a step pyramid?